Who Do You Need Me to Be?
By Pastor Paula Burchill Many years ago in a mom’s group I was a part of, we were having a conversation about our kids. If I remember correctly, many of […]
Cloud of Witnesses
By Pastor Paula Burchill We put up our Christmas tree yesterday, and one of the joys of that is looking at all the ornaments. I love the ones that my […]
At My Level
By Pastor Paula Burchill Last week, the Ladies Night Out group at SLC watched the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Which is about Mr. Rogers. It was a lovely […]
“Fully God, Fully Human” – Why it matters
I love teaching the Foundations class. I especially love working with people who are newly coming to the faith or returning after a hiatus because these folks often have challenging […]
The Bortles Effect
By Pastor Paula Burchill Last season, Blake Bortles, the quarterback of the Jacksonville Jaguars, had the season of his life. He put up great numbers and brought his team to […]
Empathy
By Pastor Paula Burchill The moms’ group I lead has been taking a course with Brene Brown called The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting. One of the things Dr. Brown most […]
What Happens in Worship
By Pastor Paula Burchill So I have to confess to being just a bit obsessed with the new movie A Star Is Born. It’s so good. The music, the acting, […]
Being Church
By Pastor Paula Burchill SLC recently hosted a memorial service for someone who had no connection to our church. The woman had traveled to the area to receive medical treatment, […]
Lots of Talk about Grace and Welcome
I hear a lot of talk today about grace and welcome. We rightly celebrate these words and talk of them abounds both locally and nationally in our church. We often […]
SLC is Loving Kitsap & our World
Part of our strategic plan of “Connecting More People to Christ” is to love Kitsap and our world. As we seek to grow our outreach, it is good to stop […]
Yoke
By Pastor Paula Burchill Last week Holy Yoga started up again and our teacher Hannah made me see some of my favorite verses in a whole new way. The verses […]
